St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-08
name a certain article which was to be taken
from the house and hid in distant part of
the city.

from the house and hid in u distant part of
the city.
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The challenge was accepted, the wager
taken and committee of well-known Wall
street bankers delegated to do the. hiding.
The article was carried over a mile away
from the house and secreted under door
step. The mind reader remained in the house
until the delegation returned. He was then
blindfolded led out and placed on the box of
the carriage. He took the lines in his own
hands and drove to the spot where the article
was secreted. jumped from the carriage,
walked to the identical doorstep aud pro-
duced it.
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One evening last week PIof. BROWN gave Il
private exhibition of his wonderful power of
mind reading at the house of prominent
Atlanta citizen, at which about fifty of the
leading people of the city were present. A
gentleman selected face in his own mind.
without conveying his thoughts to any one,
and the professor promptly pointed to the
one so chosen. A wel-known banker went by
himself to an obscure room on the second
floor OF the house aud returned to the parlor,
stating that he had concentrated his thoughts
on an object which he had seen while out of
the room. Nobody knew where he had gone
or what he had chosen. Prof. BROWN inn
mediately went mp and taking silver cup
from the mantel brought it down. The gen
tleman said it was the object on which his
thoughts had been concentrated.
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1t is now suggested that the art or science
of mind reading, whichever it may be, ought
TO be utilized in the detection of criminals.
Mind readers SHY that it can be done. AT the
Atlanta exhibition mock murder was per-
petrated, and Brown successfully designated
the mock assassin, and told how much money
had been token from the victims pocket, and
from what pocket it was distracted.
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BROWN does not claim that mind reading is
supernatural power. yet he offers no expia-
nation OF it. He says that he is always sure of
success except when he has taken drink of
liquor. A spoonful of whisky will rob him
entirely of the power to concentrate his own
mind or to read that of a subject.
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While New York and Atlanta are amusing
themselves with mind reading, Chicago is
reyeling in the arcana Of spiritualism. ANNA
EVA FAY struck an audience of 5000 Chicago
suckers Sunday night and roped in $4,000 for
and string Of Alaska diamonds. The hum
plugged crowd found satisfaction in climbing
onto the stage and wrecking the cabinet,
scenery and stage properties. Miss FAY got
away, we are sorry to say.
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The rarity of Christian charity was most
disgracefully illustrated in the weekly meet
ing of the Chicago preachers yesterday, when
a adj and of
dolence to the wife of the dying Brooklyn
preacher. There has never been a meaner
exhibition of narrow bigotry.
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1t is reproach on Christianity that the
most unforgiviug of all people should be
those whose mission it is to preach forgive
ness. The Chicago preachers, who refused to
condole with Mrs BEECHER because her hus-
band differed with them respecting views of
the future state, are too intolerant for even
this wicked world. But the ones who assaulted
the character of man whose lips were seal
ing in death are meaner than JUDAS ISCARIOT.
They would sell their Master for ten pieces of
silver.
Manager FOSTER, of the Boston Ideals,
went down in his pocket to the tune of so
cents last night to pay for Il telegram to the
GLOBE announcing that Mile. DE LUSsAN'S
reception in Chicago was a complete ovation,
and all her leading members were heartily
encored." There wasn't line about the
other members of the company, nor word
said about who paid for the 500 bouquets
that passed up over the footlights to madem-
oiSelle.
There is something very admirable about
blockade cut off the supply of paper last
week. That didn't make any difference to
the Mound City Journal. 1t came out this
week printed on common brown paper, such
as is used for wrapping purposes in country
stores, and very readable issue it is, too.
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In the last sermon Mr.. BEECHER preached
i'll Plymouth church he began his discourse
in the following language: "When distin-
guished author or actor upon the scenes of
life has gone, there is hardly anything men
are more fond of than to look in upon the Sc
cret operations Of his mind-ae the phrase is
to discern exactly what his genius was. An
interior account of himself by PLATO or by
ARISTOTLE would throw the literary world
into fever Of curiosity
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In the same sermon he illustrated the reIa-
lions between GOD and His children with the
following touching incident: II am not SUI
perstitious, but / believe in tailsmans.
/ have lock of auburn hair-my
mothers. 1t connects me with her. Doubt
less my little hands lay upon her head.
She nursed me upon her bosom. All my life
she has been my stay. To me that lock of
hair is worth more than gold or jewels. To
my outward and physical man perhaps it is
not worth anything but to my inward man,
my sentimental nature. it is without price. All
precious things could not equal it. I never
saw her except as babe; was three-year-
old child when she died, and therefore have
no association personally with her. Some
few fmy and fitting things remain in my
babyhoods memory, but this lock of hair
connects me with her. 1t is cord stronger
than silver or gold, iron or steel could
be made
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